337: Easy Alchemy

Jiang Donghua extended his finger and lightly rested it on Xie Ying's wrist.

The touch was icy cold, as if he were not touching a living person, but a piece of cold metal.

He did not use Dou Qi, but instead slowly probed Xie Ying's body with a wisp of Spirit Realm Soul power, like the finest tendril.

"Buzz..."

The moment Jiang Donghua's Soul Power invaded, the faces of the Alchemists who had originally been dismissive drastically changed!

Although they could not clearly perceive the level of the Spirit Realm Soul, the vast, pure, and seemingly all-knowing soul pressure, like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, made their souls tremble deep within!

"How powerful is this Soul Power?!"

That Sixth-Rank Alchemist cried out in astonishment, his gaze toward Jiang Donghua filled with unbelievable reverence.

"Soul Power transforming the illusory into reality, condensed yet not scattered... Spirit, Spirit Realm?!!!"

Another well-informed peak Fifth-Rank Alchemist's voice trembled, and he almost knelt down.

In an instant, all doubt and contempt vanished, replaced by immense reverence and shock.

When Xie Zhen and the Third Elder saw this scene, massive waves surged in their hearts, followed immediately by wild joy!

This young old friend was actually an unparalleled expert whose soul realm had reached the legendary Spirit Realm!

Jiang Donghua closed his eyes and concentrated, his Soul Power meticulously scanning Xie Ying's body.

He saw that Xie Ying's originally brilliant and tough metallic Dou Crystal was now covered in spiderweb-like azure-gold filaments, which were constantly corroding and dimming it.

The meridians were withered, resembling rusted metal pipes.

Even more troublesome, a malevolent, icy energy, like a living parasitic worm, was entrenched around his soul essence, continuously releasing destructive fluctuations.

"Soul-Corroding Gold!"

Jiang Donghua slowly opened his eyes and uttered the four words.

"Master Jiang, you recognize this poison?"

Xie Zhen's voice trembled with excitement.

"Yes."

Jiang Donghua nodded, his tone calm but carrying undeniable authority.

"This is no ordinary potent poison, but a complex compound toxin.

The poisoner's cultivation must be at least a Dou Zong, and he must be proficient in the use of poison and soul techniques."

"The poison has three layers: the first corrodes the body, disintegrating the vitality of the physical shell; the second corrupts the crystal, polluting the source of Dou Qi; the third devours the soul, with the ultimate goal being to consume the soul.

The poisoning technique is ruthless and seasoned, not the work of an ordinary force."

These few sentences analyzed Xie Ying's condition and the root cause of the poisoning clearly, more accurately and profoundly than the conclusions reached by those few Alchemists after several days of research!

Xie Zhen plopped down onto the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"I beg Master Jiang to save my son! My Xie Family is willing to give everything we have to repay your kindness!"

The Alchemists also bowed one after another, thoroughly convinced.

"Please lend your aid, Master!"

Jiang Donghua extended his hand in a gesture of support, and a gentle force lifted Xie Zhen.

"Patriarch Xie, please rise.

Xie Ying and I were once classmates; since I have encountered this matter, I will not stand idly by."

He looked at Xie Zhen, his gaze steady.

"Though this poison is troublesome, it can be cured.

However, several medicinal ingredients need to be prepared, which might be difficult to find."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhen was as excited as a drowning person grasping driftwood.

"Please tell us, Master! Even if we have to search all over Tianyan City and the entire Northern Region, my Xie Family will definitely find them for you!"

In a secret chamber of the Xie Family, a special alchemy room prepared for Jiang Donghua, the atmosphere was solemn and fiery.

Xie Zhen, the head of the Xie Family, personally guarded the outside, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan.

Inside the room, Jiang Donghua dismissed everyone, leaving only Xie Ying unconscious beside him.

In front of him, a dark red Medicine Cauldron floated in the air, and the earth fire below it was precisely activated, emitting scorching heat waves.

Jiang Donghua had a list of medicinal ingredients spread out before him, detailing dozens of rare herbs, several of which, like Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, Millennium Blood Ganoderma, and Pure Soul Wood Heart, were priceless treasures.

"Master Jiang, regarding the ingredients you require, my Xie Family exhausted the strength of the entire clan and utilized our entire network of contacts.

After three days, we finally gathered one and a half sets.

That Pure Soul Wood Heart was truly hard to find; we only managed to locate a small piece, the quantity being slightly insufficient."

Xie Zhen held a storage ring, his voice tinged with anxiety and shame.

Although the Xie Family was the overlord of Tianyan City, they still felt powerless when faced with the consumption required for such high-grade medicinal pills.

Jiang Donghua took the storage ring, swept it with his Soul Power, and said lightly.

"It is fine.

A slight shortage in quantity can be compensated for by controlling the heat.

Patriarch, please wait outside and do not allow anyone to disturb me."

Xie Zhen quickly bowed and retreated, carefully closing the stone door.

Silence returned to the room, leaving only the whooshing sound of the earth fire burning and Xie Ying's faint breathing.

Jiang Donghua's eyes sharpened, becoming immensely focused.

The medicinal pill he intended to refine first was not a direct antidote, but a low-grade Seventh-Rank Meridian Guarding and Spirit Protecting Pill, used to protect Xie Ying's fragile meridians and soul essence during the detoxification process, preventing irreversible damage caused by the poison's backlash.

"Rise!"

His hand seals shifted, and one medicinal ingredient after another was thrown into the Medicine Cauldron.

His movements were smooth and fluid, possessing a pleasing precision.

The Spirit Realm Soul power acted like the most precise instrument, constantly sensing every minute change in the ingredients inside the cauldron and adjusting the temperature of the flame.

Throughout the process, the energy flow within the Medicine Cauldron was stable, and bursts of exotic fragrance emerged, yet not a single trace of violent fluctuation spilled out, demonstrating Jiang Donghua's mastery over alchemy, which had reached a state of perfection.

Several hours later, the pill was finished!

A pill the size of a longan, perfectly round and radiating a soft halo, flew out and landed in a jade bottle.

Jiang Donghua administered it to Xie Ying.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and a gentle medicinal energy rapidly spread, protecting his heart meridians and Dou Crystal.

The strange azure-gold color on Xie Ying's face seemed to lighten slightly.

Next came the main event: refining the primary antidote, the Soul Purifying and Meridian Clearing Pill, a Seventh-Grade Intermediate medicinal pill!

Jiang Donghua took a deep breath, adjusting his state to its peak.

Refining this pill required simultaneously removing the three layers of toxicity—body corrosion, crystal corruption, and soul devouring—demanding extremely high control over Soul Power and fire.

His hands danced, and his seals changed even faster.

Ingredient after ingredient was thrown into the cauldron, and under the wrapping of the flame, the essence was quickly refined.

As the refining progressed, the energy fluctuations inside the secret chamber became increasingly intense.

Finally, at the critical moment when the pill embryo was about to condense.

Boom!

A powerful energy fluctuation broke through the secret chamber's isolation array and shot straight into the sky!

In the sky, dark clouds began to gather, and there was faint Lightning Light flickering!

"Pill Lightning! It is Pill Lightning!"

Inside and outside the Xie Residence, everyone was alarmed.

They looked up at the sky, their faces showing shock and excitement.

The ability to trigger Pill Lightning meant the pill quality was extremely high, at least Seventh-Rank!

"Master Jiang is truly a Seventh-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster!"

Xie Zhen trembled with excitement; the last trace of doubt in his heart vanished, replaced by immense reverence and wild joy.

Inside the secret chamber, Jiang Donghua, facing the imminent Pill Lightning, merely raised his head slightly, flicked his sleeve, and a massive surge of Soul Power transformed into an invisible giant hand, which reached directly into the clouds and forcibly crushed the not-yet-fully-formed Pill Lightning!

The action was effortless, as if he were just brushing away a speck of dust.

The sky returned to clarity.

A pill, entirely emerald green and bearing three clear pill patterns on its surface, slowly took shape.

A rich medicinal fragrance diffused, instantly revitalizing anyone who smelled it.